Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Earl of Harrowby is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1809. Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 46] created.
26th December 1847. Son Dudley Ryder 2nd Earl of Harrowby [aged 49] succeeded.
19th November 1882. Son Dudley Ryder 3rd Earl of Harrowby [aged 51] succeeded.
26th March 1900. Brother Henry Ryder 4th Earl of Harrowby [aged 63] succeeded.
11th December 1900. Son John Ryder 5th Earl of Harrowby [aged 36] succeeded.
30th March 1956. Son Dudley Ryder 6th Earl of Harrowby [aged 63] succeeded.
7th May 1987. Son Dudley Ryder 7th Earl of Harrowby [aged 64] succeeded.
9th October 2007. Son Dudley Adrian Conroy Ryder 8th Earl of Harrowby [aged 56] succeeded.
In 1809 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 46] was created 1st Earl of Harrowby. Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 36] by marriage Countess of Harrowby.
On 26th December 1847 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 85] died. His son Dudley [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Earl of Harrowby, 3rd Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire. Frances Stuart Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire by marriage Countess of Harrowby.
On 19th November 1882 Dudley Ryder 2nd Earl of Harrowby [aged 84] died. His son Dudley [aged 51] succeeded 3rd Earl of Harrowby, 4th Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire. Mary Frances Cecil Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 50] by marriage Countess of Harrowby.
In 1887 John Ryder 5th Earl of Harrowby [aged 22] and Mabel Danvers Smith Countess Harrowby were married. She by marriage Countess of Harrowby. He the son of Henry Ryder 4th Earl of Harrowby [aged 50].
On 26th March 1900 Dudley Ryder 3rd Earl of Harrowby [aged 69] died. His brother Henry [aged 63] succeeded 4th Earl of Harrowby, 5th Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.
On 11th December 1900 Henry Ryder 4th Earl of Harrowby [aged 64] died at sea on his yacht Miranda at Algiers. His son John [aged 36] succeeded 5th Earl of Harrowby, 6th Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.
On 30th March 1956 John Ryder 5th Earl of Harrowby [aged 91] died. His son Dudley [aged 63] succeeded 6th Earl of Harrowby, 7th Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.
On 7th May 1987 Dudley Ryder 6th Earl of Harrowby [aged 94] died. His son Dudley [aged 64] succeeded 7th Earl of Harrowby, 8th Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.
On 9th October 2007 Dudley Ryder 7th Earl of Harrowby [aged 84] died. His son Dudley [aged 56] succeeded 8th Earl of Harrowby, 9th Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.